Deseret Evening News | 1901-06-29 | Page 5 | A Desperate Negro

A TK Cuts Ills Way Wor Through n a Mob heat on oil I ag Him JIlin I I I iii Panther Vf W Va a June 13 The at nt attempt attempt tempt of at a n m mob b lo to lynch n a negro at Jager Sager today todo resulted In this of ot two of ot the The rho ne nil negro negro gro gre Peter Peler Inic wits was accused of ot In Insulting suiting a I white while K lie He was wall by a n crowd of ot men and In n A 1 small mall room In Inthe Inthe I the he rear of ot a minon The mob moot bat hot battered I terel down the lie dour door and anti u IU a they en entered entered the room Price threw at t them i them hem with tho the ferocity of ot a tiger with witha a knife In each hand hind handIn hindIn handIn In cutting his WR out he killed George Hooks anti P r M or i McGran ani nI seriously serious cut D Da Davis vl 1 As 8 Price lice struck down dOIn these men mono the others fell hack and an the negro n gro made rna e his hll escape through an open winder wI nd 1 Price e was voi wn pursued and captured by officers who hurriedly dl sent him to a the Jail at It Welch nook Hooks and cOran were both bolh well welt known citizens